Monday (3/21) Soulful blues singer Liz Springer is back by popular demand! Liz will be honoring us by celebrating her birthday here at Bethesda Blues. She is an up-and-coming local artist dedicated to keeping the blues alive with a modern interpretation of standard blues classics. You are invited to her party! Host and piano player Daryl Davis tours both nationally and internationally and his CD, American Roots and Alternate Routes, received rave reviews from leading blues magazines, and won several WAMA (Washington Area Music Association) Awards. He has worked with Elvis Presley’s Jordanaires, Chuck Berry, The Legendary Blues Band, Percy Sledge, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Coasters, The Platters, The Drifters, and many others. Admission is FREE with $10 minimum food and beverage per guest. Door open at 5:30pm and the music starts at 7:30pm.

Tuesday (3/22) You will be blown away by the music of Bill Laurance featuring Michael League and Robert ‘Sput’ Searight, members of the Grammy-Award winning group, Snarky Puppy! Bill Laurance released his debut album, FLINT, in 2014. It went straight to #1 in the iTunes Jazz Charts and received international critical acclaim. His second album, SWIFT, was released on GroundUP music in Spring 2015. He’s on tour now with his latest, AFTERSUN – Dance and African percussion at their heart, the new tunes combine deep world grooves with Laurance’s signature genre-bending exploration. Classically trained, Bill has worked as a professional musician since he was 14, touring internationally as a pianist, keyboard player, composer, producer and arranger, recording and or performing with artists including: David Crosby, Morcheeba, Salif Keita, Bobby McFerrin, Susana Baca, Lalah Hathaway, Laura Mvula, Jacob Collier, Musiq Soul Child, Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke, Carlos Malta, Miss Dynamite and The Metropole Orchestra. Do take the opportunity to experience this true artist. The show starts at 8pm.

Wednesday (3/23) – Friday (3/25) We are thrilled to have three nights with six performances by the incomparable Lalah Hathaway. Most shows are SOLD OUT, but you can still grab tickets for Wednesday night if you HURRY! Born into musical legacy, the offspring of musicians Donny Hathaway and Eulaulah Hathaway, Lalah Hathaway’s career was never really a question in her mind. Preparations for the release of Hathaway’s debut self-titled album were already firmly in motion during her final semester at Berklee College of Music, where the Chicago-native nurtured her multi-instrumental and songwriting talents. Revered by some of the greatest musicians of the last century, a myriad of collaborations and international performances signpost Hathaway’s 25-year success. A true bridge between masters of the jazz and soul traditions and new generations of popular music innovators, Lalah Hathaway has performed with greats such as Stevie Wonder, Anita Baker, Prince, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Metropole Orkest, Esperanza Spalding, David Foster, Snoop Dogg, Natalie Cole, Robert Glasper Experiment, Terri Lyne Carrington, Marcus Miller, Dianne Reeves, Dizzy Gillespie, David Sanborn, Rachelle Ferrell, Take 6, The Winans, Me’Shell NdegeOcello, Kirk Whalum, Donald Lawrence, Snarky Puppy, Christian McBride and many more. Each night, her concerts begin at 7pm and 10pm.

Saturday (3/26) Saturday night is time to relax and laugh! Our #1 Comedian/Host and one of DC’s finest, Joe Clair(WPGC 95.5, Joe Clair Morning Show) will bring it with March Madness Comedy Smash. Joining Joe Clair on the stage will be featured comedians Pat Brown, Turae, and Lonnie Davis. Expect a night of LMFAO! You know what times it is! Get ready to eat, drink, and laugh because in Be’thesda… #thefunnydontstop! Seating begins at 5pm and 9:30pm for our two big shows at 7pm and 10pm.

Great events are being scheduled all the time at Bethesda Blues and Jazz! Get ready for Sunflare, Be’la Dona, The Soul Spring Fling with King Soul and the Texas Chainsaw Horns, Roomful of Blues, Syleena Johnson, Ghost Note, Cameo, Chanté Moore, Steve Tyrell, and so many others. Check our Music Calendar for the latest details!

Keeping great music alive in downtown Bethesda… We can’t wait to see you here soon.